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The students in 7_2 were introduced to the Habits of Mind (Dimension 5). After some discussion we worked individually or in pairs to decide which ELLI learning power dimension each of the 16 Habits of Mind relates to.
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7_2 are reading Toad Heaven by Morris Gleitzman as a class. As we read we are identifying things the main character 'Limpy' does and which of the ELLI learning power dimensions this relates to. This is a photo of the board in our classroom that we have start

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ELLI in our classroom.... We found that having encouraged students to ask questions, we needed somewhere to record them all! So, if someone asks a question that we can't answer now, they write it on the 'question board'. We now have a new one with questions about pigeons and Botany Bay... It's proved to be a great addition to the classroom.